On Monday August 29th, 2011, Jonathan Reid Gealt and Matt Hinkley team up to bring you an evening of songs to raise money for Broadway Impact. Founded by Rory O'Malley (Book of Mormon), Gavin Creel (Hair), and Jenny Kanelos, Broadway Impact is a grassroots organization of the Theatre community and it's fans, mobilizing in support of marriage equality.
This one night only concert will feature some of Broadway's brightest rising stars including
Jeremy Jordan (Bonnie & Clyde, Newsies, West Side Story),
Rachel Potter (Addams Family, Wicked),
Zak Resnick (Lucky Guy),
Carrie Manolakos (Wicked, Mamma Mia),
Lindsay Mendez (Everyday Rapture, Grease),
Jamison Scott (Memphis, Grease), Dany'elle Williamson (Memphis), Alena Watters (Sister Act, Addams Family, West Side Story),
Rashidra Scott (Sister Act, Hair, Avenue Q), and
Michael Mahany (High School Musical). All the proceeds from the event will go directly to Broadway Impact. The doors open at 6pm and the show begins at 7pm. Tickets are $25. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit
http://www.lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/2505
PHASE: NEXT will feature song by
Jonathan Reid Gealt, who's music has been featured in venues and concerts all over New York City including the Broadway in South Africa benetits,
Symphony Space, The Canal Room, Joe's Pub, The Triad, The
Laurie Beechman, The
Lucille Lortel, Le Poisson Rouge, and Birdland. Outside Manhattan, his songs have been sung around the world including Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Manila, Japan, Australia, and Canada. He is currently working on three musicals, including an adaptation of the novel "Dust & Shadow" (written by
Lyndsay Faye), and has just finished up his first year with the BMI Theater Writing Workshops. The demo recording of Jonathan's first song cycle, FORWARD, has gained considerable buzz online and in New York City. Collectively, his online videos (via YouTube & Myspace) have passed more than 350,000 views and his debut album "Thirteen Stories Down" was released earlier this year on Sh-k-Boom/
Ghostlight Records.
http://www.Jonathan-Reid-Gealt.com /
http://www.facebook.com/jrgealt
Photo Credit: Monica Simoes
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